Ground Elder: The weed that keeps on giving
You may know that ground elder is edible. You may well have heard the oft-repeated snippet that the Romans brought it to Britain to grow as a vegetable. But do you actually eat the stuff? […]
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Winter foraging
Winter foraging may seem a bit of a waste of time, surely nothing grows during the dark, wet days of winter. It’s true that there is a lot less than at other times of the […]
April foraging – Early Spring Wild food by Andy Hamilton
Winter is becoming like last night’s dream and any hazy reminders of its presence are starting to seem out of place. On seemingly dead wood once a tightly packed parcels have now opened to reveal […]
Wild food available in March – Early Spring Foraging – Andy Hamilton
I love this season as its a time when gardening, nature spotting, foraging and home brewing can all start in earnest. Its a time when food starts to appear, everywhere. Here are my favorite wild plants to […]
Foraging for burdock and burdock recipes (Gobo recipes)
I see burdock as an old friend, it’s odd but just a peak of the leaves pocking out of the undergrowth can bring a smile to my face and as I see it I say […]
Eating and drinking Japanese Knotweed by Andy Hamilton
Eating and drinking Japanese Knotweed Japanese Knotweed was first introduced to our shores as a garden plant in about 1825. It doesn’t form any viable seed in this country so it’s rather remarkable how much […]
Wild Food June
June is one of the few times I like being English. It is a time for strawberries and cream, Wimbledon, the Glastonbury festival and weekend pagans drinking heavily at their local standing stones. It is […]
Wild food in May – Late Spring Foraging – Food for free in May – Andy Hamilton
“Now every field is clothed with grass, and every tree with leaves; now the woods put forth their blossoms, and the year assumes its gay attire.” – Virgil May certainly feels like the time when […]
Our Philosophy
Not all of us have the means the space or are perhaps unwilling to give it all up and suffer the highs and lows of going it alone on a smallholding. […]